He Knows

By Dwayne Hicks | May 22, 2018 |

I remember a time in High School when I was doing things that I knew were wrong. I was deceiving my parents and I’m embarrassed now to even speak of those things. I remember one particular time that I composed this pretty elaborate lie to steer my parents in a different direction. I later found…

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Pure Living

By Dwayne Hicks | April 9, 2018 |

  I’m not sure who said, “What you’re doing speaks so loudly that I can’t hear what you’re saying”. He or she was “spot on” with that quote. Talk is cheap, and people can say about anything, and really seem to mean it. It’s one thing for me to talk about my faith in God…

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Obvious Secret

By Dwayne Hicks | March 30, 2018 |

There are some situations that are easy to assess. The facts are obvious and clear. The innocence or guilt is really clear. Just about everyone I know keeps secrets. Some of the secrets could be really damaging to themselves and their reputation. Some secrets could lead to arrests and even jail time. Other secrets would…

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Understand

By Dwayne Hicks | January 29, 2018 |

I know a person who has hearing aids in both ears, but he doesn’t hear well. Let me rephrase that, he doesn’t understand very well. I’ve had people with hearing aids tell me that the volume of the room in amplified, but it can make it harder to understand a single conversation. They may be…

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The Thought Counts

By Dwayne Hicks | August 18, 2016 |

  I remember joking with someone once and told him or her that I “thought” about him or her and it’s the thought that counts! I was definitely being a bit sarcastic. I do think it’s important to be thoughtful and kind. I also think that I need to put action behind my thoughts in…

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